Needlessly gendered food, the NZ version – FIT IS A FEMINIST ISSUE

I’m in New Zealand,  on the south island,  for research leave. I’m reading and writing,  but also riding bikes and hiking.

And shopping for food in the grocery store which is one of my favorite things to do when I’m in a new place.

I love the dry sense of humor here.

Sick of brown sugar maple syrup flavored oak milk? Want some regular oat milk? You can find it on the shelf as Boring Oat Milk.

I’m less enamored of the gendered food labeling.  The last time I was here on sabbatical I wrote about gendered yogurt.

I loved the yogurt that advertised itself as “manly.” It came in large servings,  full of fat,  and full of extra good stuff. Yum. I’ll have to see if they still sell it.

This time it’s protein shakes, the man shake and the lady shake.  Really though it’s all about portion size.

I mean,  I think women’s specific anything is likely a bad idea. Often what it means is code for smaller but some women are bigger and some men are smaller. Why not just say “large” and “small”?

Women’s bike shoess are just narrower than men’s.  Maybe just call them wide and narrow.

Women’s bike frames are made for people with a shorter torso and longer legs but why not just say that.

And it seems extra weird when it comes to food.

What’s your favorite oddly gendered product?